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John Postans

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John Postans
Personal information
Born14 September 1869[1]
Samford, Suffolk, England
Died9 January 1958(1958-01-09) (aged 88)
Colchester, Essex, England
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London team trap shooting

John Postans (14 September 1869 – 9 January 1958) was a British sport shooter. He was born in Suffolk. Competing for Great Britain, he won a gold medal in team trap shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

References

  1. ^ John Postans at Olympedia (archive)
  2. ^ "John Postans". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.